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Blown 717 sportster engine

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adk43

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I have a 1996 seadoo sportster. The motor is fried and little metal fragments got thrown all over. I have a new motor comming in the male should be here tommorrow do i need to flush the oil lines out so that metal shavings are not pumped back into my new engine? or are these lines clean already i dont know how the oil system works? thanks, Bobby
 
If the center gears didn't die... you will be fine with just hooking them back up.

But... if you want... you can run the oil in the tank though a couple coffee filters to see if you find anything. If it's clean... put it back in the tank.
 
what do you mean by center gears? just about all the oil is out of the tank now. im wondering if i should take all the oil lines off and blow them out with a compressor? if the metal fragments were in the bottom end can they get pumped back into the oil tank and through all the oil lines? thanks, Bobby
 
The rotary valve gear are what Tony is refering to however if you want to clean out the remains and begin new that is fine, once you get going with the new motor it is always good to use premix for the first couple tanks along with the OEM oiling, this helps in 2 ways, the new motor is insured of oil based on the mixing from the fuel system and it gives you time to troubleshoot any oil injection trouble which is a big problem when seadoo ownership changes - mixing oil types will easily cause the oil to gel and the heating from the motor does not have any effect to thin it out so the small oil lines and nozzles get jammed up and quit spraying in the oil needed during mid/high load and RPM - so to verify oiling fill the tank with whatever you can purchase that you will be able to purchase next season and after that - maybe OEM seadoo or something from a local auto parts that has a longterm foothold in your area, in the beginning of each season it is a good idea to begin with premix gas in 5 gallon loads and mark the tank to verify the oil is drinking, once you know the OEM oiling is working then just add gas and go the season, your breakdown drama will be very little if you begin the season this way.
 
thanks for the quick responses. the new motor will have a new rotary valve gear. i also ordered a new rotary valve and the plate that sits in between the intake manifold and the rotary valve because they had deep scoring (i guess from metal shavings) i ordered a new oil filter. i guess i will just take a look and see if i can blow them out with a compressor to make sure nothing back fead. thanks again, Bobby
 
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